The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1887-03-24
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1t is again reported that Mrs. Lang
try will marry her devoted admirer in
June next.
There are 4O3 members of Congress,
but only 233 are connected with
churches.
Queen Victoria is the oldest reigning
sovereign in Europe excepting En-
peror William.
s. The late Helen Hunt Jackson left
an estate worth $12, 2,642, almost all of
which she made by her pen.
Miss Edith Chester and Mrs. Blanche
Horlock, actresses, are the reigning
professional beauties in London.
John Ruskin rises to remark wrath
fully that civilization is putting its best
iron into ''iron-clads and stink-pots."
The oldest brass band in this coun-
try is the one at Barnstead, N. III. 1t
will shortly ceAebrate its fiftieth anni-
versary.
Montana lacks one qualification of
state. She has no big debt. On the
contrary, she has neat sum in her
Treasury.
Senator-elect Reagan is now living
with his third wife. and intrusts to her
supervision his not very profitable
Texas farm.
Jay Gould is said to be writing a
book on the railway question, which
will doubtless conceal what its author
knows on the subject to be treated.
William F. Cody, otherwise known
as 'sBuffalo BILL never drinks any
thing stronger than lemonade. because
fre-waters do not agree with him, he
says.
William K Vanderbilt will hereafter
spc.id most of his time in Europe. His
new private yacht, the Aiva, which
cost s1,000,00O will soon be ready for
Use.
George R. Sims, the English play
wright and story-writer, has received
nearly 100000 from his plays pro-
duced in the United States during the
past five years.
Congressman Buck, of Connecticut,
has received letter from a female
constituent asking him for all the
details of the fisheries question, as she
is s.interested in botany"
An Indian called upon the editor of
the Crescent City (Cal.) Record few
da'ys ago and threatened to scalp him
for publishing his name in the paper
for getting drunk and raising row.
Jim Featherstonaugh, of Big Tom
Canon, N. NJ. says he can whip any
man i'm America. He will make an
Eastern trip in the summer, as he says,
to ..shove his fist under Sullivan's 8
nose"
Charles Heyne, a poor umbrella
mender, of Pittsburg, Pa, who is now
d. ing of consumption, served as sol
dicr in three great wars-the American
civil war, the Austro-Prussian, and the
German conflicts.
Sarah Bernhardt, whose purse is
ALWAYS as slim as her form, has re-
ceived from her numerous engagements
since May last nearly 1,8u0,0 900 francs.
What becomes of her money she is un-
able to frll herself.
Ex-Gorernor Bate, who is to repre-.
sent Tennessee in the Senate, was at
Bull Run, was dangerously wounded
at Shiloh, had three horses killed under
him at Chickamauga and was again
wounded. and is now poor man.
The biggest fool in the world, ac
cording TO Sam Jones, is the female
who marr-ies man whose breath smells
of whisky. The reviyalist won much
applause by making that assertion ii
one of his talks to Boston audience
Mrs. John F. Cleveland, the sister o1
Horace Greeley, and her daughter have
been in great want during the winter
the property left them having melted
away. They have both been quite ill,
and their friends We're obliged to assist
them.
Metz is perhaps the most agitated OF
all the cities on the continent. Hell
young men, faithful to France and
fearful of being drafted into a fight
against her, are moving away. and
whole families hold themselves in
readiness to start at any time.
Senator Jones of Nevada has struck
no such rich streaks of luck as lately
represented. He has had no great
stroke of fortune. He has done vel
in business, but has had nothing like
the success which the numerous para
graphs printed have attributed to him
Frederick Amerling, the celebrated
eighty-sixth year. Among his greater
works are ''Dido Abandoned by
Eneas'' and s.Moses in the Desert ,
Amerling was four times married anc
his youngest child is but twelve year:
old.
Miss Anna T. Howard, following the
suggestion of her father, Charles I
Howard of New Orleans, will begin il
the spring the construction of a free
public library as a memorial of him
The building will cost $4,000, ant
have a capacity of 100000 volumes
The library will be under the charge o
the Tulane University.
Senator Hearst's objection to thu
marriage of his son to Miss Calhoun
i, is said, arises from no nonsensica
pride of wealth, but from a feeling tina
1.-THE disparity in age anl experience
undesira ble"-in other words, the lad,
is too old for the young man.
Ex-senator William H. Barnum, o
Connecticut, is very active for Il MAJ
of his years. He is frequent visitor
to New York, and travels about tn,
country a great deal. Mr.. Barnun
says that he is personally ont OF poll
tics; that he has retired from the stag
to front seat in the orchestra.
Samuel Murfitt, who died the othe
day i'm England, was feet l inch tall
weighed $50 pounds, measured lO(
inches around the waist and 20 inche
around the calf of the leg. No hears
could be found big enough to carr,
his body, and it took twenty men t.
get the coffin through the window to al
open wagon.
The Emperor Williams favorite disl
is the Russian batwinia, cold fsl
soup, in which beer, cider, rancid her
rings, and salt cucumbers are ingre
dients- The emperor is also fond of yea
stewed with cloves and cinnamon. AM
of pork stewed with nutmeg and marsh
mallow, while frequent sweet is